The Battle for Mosul Moves West
About two weeks ago, Iraqi government troops began to push into the western half of ISIS-occupied Mosul, after securing the eastern side.
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Antonio Parrinello / Reuters Photos of the Week: 2/25–3/3
Volcanic eruptions in Italy, Carnival celebrations around the world, an annular solar eclipse seen in Argentina, and much more.
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Garry Ridsdale / Smithsonian.com Smithsonian Magazine's 2016 Photo Contest
The editors of Smithsonian magazine have just announced the finalists in their 14th annual photo contest, selected from more than 48,000 entries sent in from 146 countries.
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Library of Congress Holes Punched Through History
In the 1930s, Roy Stryker, head of the Information Division of the Farm Security Administration, used an unusual and destructive technique to “kill” unwanted photos—punch a hole right through the negative.
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Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP / Getty Carnival 2017 Around the World
Carnival season is under way across Europe and the Americas.
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Matt Eich A Husband Captures His Wife's World
Photographs of Melissa Eich, a speech pathologist in Charlottesville, Virginia, taken by her husband Matt Eich
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Safin Hamed / AFP / Getty Photos of the Week: 2/18–2/24
Flooding in California, unrest at town hall meetings across the U.S., the Naked Man Festival in Japan, continued fighting in Iraq and Syria, the end of a long-term protest in North Dakota, horse racing on a frozen Swiss lake, and much more.
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Guillermo Arias / AFP / Getty 10 Days Along the Border
Earlier this month, Agence France-Presse photographers Jim Watson and Guillermo Arias traveled the length of the U.S.–Mexico border.
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Stephen Yang / Getty Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters Burn Their Camp Ahead of Evacuation
For months, protesters have camped in the frigid North Dakota winter, opposing the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Recently, state officials ordered them to evacuate the campground, located on federal land, due to spring flooding.
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Manu Fernandez / AP A Weekend of Protest
Over the past few days, thousands and thousands of citizens around the world marched through the streets, voicing their opposition to, or support for, dozens of issues.
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Jessica Chou Millennials in the Gig Economy
Photographs of freelancers living in Los Angeles, made by photographer Jessica Chou
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Gleb Garanich / Reuters Photos of the Week: 2/11–2/17
An overflowing dam in California, the Yanshui Beehive Rockets Festival in Taiwan, Beyonce at the Grammys, Carnival in Venice, protests in Romania, and much more.
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Christinne Muschi / Reuters Refugees Fleeing Into Canada From the United States
Reuters photographer Christinne Muschi recently spent time photographing refugees who took taxis to the end of a dead-end road in the U.S. to walk across the border into Canada, into the custody of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
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